1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Map It Once, Use It Many Times
Act
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Title I—National Geospatial Technology Administration
Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. National Geospatial Technology
Administration.
Sec. 103. Establishment and maintenance of National Geospatial
Database.
Sec. 104. Reorganization of geospatial and land management
activities.
Sec. 105. Promulgation of standards for Federal geospatial
data.
Sec. 106. Protection of geospatial data.
Sec. 107. Assumption of geospatial functions of other Federal
agencies.
Sec. 108. Acquisition of geospatial data from public
sources.
Sec. 109. Acquisition of geospatial data from commercial
sources.
Title II—National Geospatial Policy Commission
Sec. 201. Establishment; primary duties.
Sec. 202. Requirements for National Geospatial Data
Plan.
Sec. 203. Membership.
Title III—Contractor Performance of Federal Geospatial
Activities
Sec. 301. Policy.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Conversion to contractor performance.
Sec. 304. Requirement for performance in United
States.
Title IV—Encouraging Private Enterprise
Sec. 401. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 402. Strategy for encouraging Federal use of private
geospatial firms.
Title V—Geospatial Research and Development
Sec. 501. Purposes.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Geospatial Research Plan.
Sec. 504. Policy directives for research and
development.
Sec. 505. Annual report.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)Geospatial data is
necessary and essential to—
(A)the management of natural resources;
(B)economic
development;
(C)the management,
adjudication, and prevention of future disruptions in the home mortgage
system;
(D)the development
and implementation of a smart energy grid;
(E)the deployment of
universal domestic broadband service;
(F)the management of
Federal real property assets;
(G)emergency
preparedness and response;
(H)homeland
security;
(I)the delivery of efficient health care and
other services provided, financed, or regulated by the Federal Government;
and
(J)the maintenance,
rehabilitation, and enhancement of public works, transportation, and other
infrastructure of the United States.
(2)The geospatial
technology field is a high growth, high demand, and economically vital sector
of the economy of the United States.
(3)The United States
is the leader in the global geospatial technology field. The thousands of
geospatial firms in the United States, which include many small businesses, are
among the most capable and qualified geospatial firms in the international
market.
(4)Geospatial
technologies can enhance the operations of government in planning and analysis,
asset management, situation awareness, workforce empowerment, citizen
engagement, transparency, education, and other services.
(5)The full use and
exploitation of geospatial technologies can foster economic growth, contribute
to environmental stewardship, and enable scientific and technological
excellence.
(6)Studies have
indicated that Federal agencies are not effectively using geospatial
technologies and can improve the management of information resources and other
applications.
(7)Efforts to reduce
redundancies in geospatial investments have not been fully successful. Federal
agencies are still independently acquiring and maintaining potentially
duplicative and costly data sets and systems and until these problems are
resolved, duplicative geospatial investments are likely to persist.
3.The purposes of this Act shall be to—
(1)ensure that a
centralized and comprehensive database of geospatial data for the United States
is available for use by the Federal Government to—
(A)improve the
quality of services provided by the Federal Government; and
(B)reduce the costs
to the Federal Government of providing such services;
(2)coordinate Federal
agencies, State and local governments, and private entities to—
(A)maximize the use
of private geospatial firms for the performance of Federal geospatial
activities; and
(B)eliminate
redundancy in the Federal performance of geospatial activities;
(3)foster the
establishment and growth of private geospatial firms in the United States;
and
(4)facilitate the
development of new geospatial technology in the United States.
4.In this Act:
(1)The term
Administrator means the Administrator of the National Geospatial
Technology Administration.
(2)The term geospatial activity
means—
(A)the collection of
geospatial data, including collection from terrestrial, ground-based, airborne,
or spaceborne platforms;
(B)the organization of geospatial data,
including organization in a survey (including a GPS or field survey), map,
chart, plan, report, or description;
(C)the storage,
dissemination, and retrieval of geospatial data;
(D)the interpretation
and use of geospatial data;
(E)the development of
products or technology to facilitate the activities described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D); and
(F)activities (other than exclusively
business-related activities) for the enhancement of geospatial data and its
use.
(3)The term
geospatial data means data—
(A)relating to
natural and human-made physical features and phenomena on or below the surface
of the Earth or in the space above the Earth, which may include data on the
size, shape, and location of such features, and data on the legal boundaries
relating to such features; and
(B)developed by
professionals, including surveyors, photogrammetrists, hydrographers,
geodesists, and cartographers.
(4)The term
private geospatial firm means a private individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity organized and
permitted by law to engage in geospatial activities, that engages in such
activities—
(A)as a regular
course of trade or business; and
(B)with the principal
objective of livelihood and profit.
(5)The term
real property means land and—
(A)crops, forests,
and other resources attached to or contained in the land;
(B)buildings or other
structures on the land; and
(C)improvements to
the land, including fixtures permanently attached to the land or to structures
on the land.
(6)The term State means each of
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.
<enum>I</enum><header>National
Geospatial Technology Administration</header>
<section id="HB99BB3D29BD9418E8FA4B8704332B305"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H0A24C343B7A1472C8DC7C661BF2729D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>cadastral information</term> means information on real property that
includes information on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E46CBA85E554472AA51C01F826C608B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the location,
boundaries, and size of the property; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF948344587314604A24A768C9CE8BE74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the use, value,
ownership (including any interest, benefit, right, or privilege in the
property), and assets of the property.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC44A9A57842B492D964C977598486CFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>cadastral parcel</term>
means a single area of land or, more particularly, a volume of space, under
homogeneous real property rights, unique ownership, subdivision, or
description, and address.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8216F4F1B7145369AB135B0330094ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>geodetic control information</term> means information on the coordinate
positions of geographic data established using a common reference
system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1714DB22925944699836EE0417AFA6BD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>orthoimagery</term> means georeferenced image maps prepared from an
aerial photograph or remotely sensed data from which displacements of images
caused by sensor orientation and terrain relief have been removed.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF0F013015D754D48A135405B22D374A8"><enum>102.</enum><header>National
Geospatial Technology Administration</header>
<subsection id="HAA596AAA111149BF87AB4AB0D74BF5D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out the purposes of this Act,
there is established within the Department of the Interior the National
Geospatial Technology Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0C80FDEA521A4F26B20F59786F1FC27D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrator</header>
<paragraph id="H36D13712EF0840B19893A2BB4E36B8FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The National Geospatial Technology Administration shall
be headed by an Administrator, who shall report directly to the Secretary of
the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B8018BC6F3A43F6813BFE818C65A5AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB2AFD53F9F0464495D472F78C66D349" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Establishment and
maintenance of National Geospatial Database</header>
<subsection id="HDA301A8DBCB041CE85EEE022B41874C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish and
maintain a comprehensive database of geospatial data for all lands owned or
managed by the United States (including public lands), all Indian trust
parcels, and, to the extent possible, all non-Federal lands in each State. The
database shall be known as the <quote>National Geospatial
Database</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4204A6908C2141FD9229FB8E442A1AD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
database</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National
Geospatial Database shall include, for all lands described in subsection (a),
the following geospatial data (as applicable):</text>
<paragraph id="HC66D026931414DE3A0D8C403FE3895CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Cadastral
information, organized on large scale maps—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H891D51F1A7AD46F29D0FE03AB92E8A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>using a geodetic
network as a reference frame;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4903B081CD374E7D88D657FDC480DEE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with a cadastral
boundary overlay delineating all cadastral parcels; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE89788DE6FBC43798C2B92523B45FB5A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with a system for
indexing and identifying each cadastral parcel.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H21BCB55D661843D6A274A9220E7ACC0B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Geodetic control
information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58DE85DAF471418AA6D2D83DC55FFA2B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Orthoimagery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD4C10BD38FE747CC81C2253169D7B355"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Elevation and
bathymetry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C36FA6766D9483499011AA79746A59B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Information on
transportation networks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H861AEF644447467AB46CE5E45225C003"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Hydrography.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2A08F98CC3E4639BC00DF4CFED97DA1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information on underground infrastructure,
including the location, type, size, composition, and use of underground
structures including tunnels and pipelines, including through reference
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B0DCF7AA02B48F5BC2DA5BD855ABD59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>aerial
photogrammetric maps;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA515F7FB4664BDB85D9285B2EDA6039"><enum>(B)</enum><text>GPS and field
surveys;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F7633D14C994FE1A6D5C9CD6A47D1A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as-built
drawings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1F94FA992C04A71B71CA41386F2C4FE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>service connection
cards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB412C99EBED448BEB2B0C578F715F989"><enum>(E)</enum><text>historical maps
and documents.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5C063B9FF54F4112A5B55BAD7C35A40E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Information on the
geographic areas of governmental and administrative units.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98DF99D6E0F4468AA9095A135125254F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of Federal property, any
determination the Administrator has made about the property under section
103(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H960C4E75AC9745CE9110953D2227E71A"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Other geospatial
data determined by the Administrator, in consultation with the National
Geospatial Policy Commission, to be useful in carrying out national priorities
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33CA05BEED914C239698327BED30D5D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>economic
development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB230A7A1E77C425E8FD18D3E02D81296"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the management,
adjudication, and prevention of future disruptions in the home mortgage
system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC075A4CA9073442B8AC934BF2CEC8AEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of a smart energy grid;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FCB3B6B75004BDFADCF55D71DECE38B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the deployment of
universal domestic broadband service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6049450C8FDF40DD9E95B3F21836EF27"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the management of
Federal real property assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65617B479D044A21905047D26B51A027"><enum>(F)</enum><text>emergency
preparedness and response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DB2B9F887D8409BA3A64789AD72A1A9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>homeland
security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H452F6A25F3214F8C9BE37C5EDD8DDCB8"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delivery of efficient health care and
other services provided, financed, or regulated by the Federal government;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31C47F2709AC47E3B55B18432B4338E6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the maintenance,
rehabilitation and enhancement of the public works, transportation, and other
infrastructure of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4D20E5A79CB84EFEAD9DA8D1474E6803"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
availability</header>
<paragraph id="H63B868C860CE438B8192D60E4C386909"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided by paragraph (2), the National
Geospatial Database shall be available to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7EA4B24608E4AEA86E92A99697E4A1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
national security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Administrator shall withhold from public disclosure any information the
disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the
national security of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2DBD212000E4D458C1559F590319D61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding
strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall develop and implement a strategy to fund the establishment and
maintenance of the National Geospatial Database through means that may
include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5FAE78819F124D1BBCD0958F20B44372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of
appropriated funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1137D6B6425744D3AEC7C398A136D4A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment
of user fees for the National Geospatial Database;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D9963AE76F4DC5B790F94BA47DF32C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment
of a revolving fund with respect to the user fees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC713A0A6FD43421092F9602587255AA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interagency and intergovernmental
partnerships; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2936AB62E71C4F2D8C4353560C460F5D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>public-private
partnerships.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6CE72750EBB84CFFA02F750883F8D74C"><enum>104.</enum><header>Reorganization
of geospatial and land management activities</header>
<subsection id="HA88C36C8A65E4C6ABE4C23C8E60DC238"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation
of National Geospatial Data Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall carry out the
recommendations of the National Geospatial Data Plan developed by the National
Geospatial Policy Commission under section 202(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H17527F59051C41B2B02679413236C2EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination
with respect to management of Federal property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall determine whether
any property owned or managed by the United States may be better managed
through ownership by a non-Federal entity, including a State or local
government, a tribal government, a nonprofit organization, or a private entity.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21D4BBA2B9124F62A8094D76035FCCF1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Promulgation of
standards for Federal geospatial data</header>
<subsection id="HF7676BD1E33C4B0B92816D0430A06159"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Promulgation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, shall promulgate
standards to ensure the interoperability of geospatial data collected by or
with the support of the Federal Government. Such standards shall be consistent
with—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA734A14D2FF4B0A8CA01BFD42E79AD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">standards applicable to geospatial data in
the Federal Real Property Profile established under section 4(c) of Executive
Order No. 13327 of February 4, 2004; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA853ADCB9B9C4C00863BE15299564157"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protocols for the
collection of geospatial data developed under section 216 of the E–Government
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF86224E216E40FBB38016692A499B3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conformance with
standards</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H276BA54BC1954840A3CB4E14169AAC61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement for
Federal conformance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head
of each agency of the Federal Government shall coordinate with the
Administrator to ensure that all geospatial data collected by or with the
support of the agency conforms with the standards promulgated under subsection
(a), including geospatial data collected under the following
authorities:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D41460F7FC9414F84C1F95DE628EF56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–16.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F28F16D5A54EAC85E86799ED34C3E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Executive Order
No. 12906 of April 11, 1994.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1AC8EC5F0C14C98870AC4CBFB1B41AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07F7A39ABC3147FF99E6B26C9746809E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA681932D631D4F8CA881131D84D54937"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Encouragement of
non-Federal conformance</header><text>The Administrator shall encourage
conformance of all other geospatial data collected for lands in the United
States with the standards promulgated under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACA38FCA6908463992E5D702A7F51A06" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Protection of
geospatial data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Administrator shall promulgate regulations and carry out activities to prevent
any inmate in a Federal Prison Industries program under chapter 307 of title
18, United States Code, or a work program operated by a prison or jail of a
State or subdivision thereof from having access to any geospatial data
regarding the location of—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB9A167A50E946FF8C04E510E69C55FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>surface and
subsurface infrastructure providing communications or water or electrical power
distribution or transmission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9AEC100C87434BFDAFFCEC4CAE183CE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>pipelines for the
distribution or transmission of natural gas, bulk petroleum products, or other
commodities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA56689B84FFB4C27A2CB6304CBA762B3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other utilities;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCC322A312544C81B24A2AE19BAD9BDA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any personal or
financial information about any individual private citizen, including
information relating to such person’s real property however described.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HABC6AF2A6FCE4B009DB244A4B87648F1"><enum>107.</enum><header>Assumption of
geospatial functions of other Federal agencies</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54F019879F6B4C70B90413C1223E462F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Functions of
Department of the Interior</header><text>All geospatial functions vested by law
in the Department of the Interior are hereby transferred to the Administrator,
including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6E79B9D61BBF455F8B954740B7B2CC88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The responsibilities for the survey of
public lands and related functions vested by chapter 1 of title 32 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C. 52–59).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF77E108CC2D84E09B645D52C95AA55D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>All geospatial
functions of the Geography Division of the United States Geological Survey,
including functions vested by the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 474).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F70D45792364468AE260C49BA82BA04"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The responsibilities, vested by the revised
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16, dated August, 19, 2006, for
stewardship by the Bureau of Land Management of cadastral and Federal land
ownership spatial data themes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7BB57196DF0456D96FD18814841B21A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions of
Department of Agriculture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All
geospatial functions vested by law in the Department of Agriculture with
respect to the National Forest System are hereby transferred to the
Administrator, including the authority to survey and map lands in and around
the National Forest System lands vested by authorities, including the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF8D39E2E15F34E40A82DB337F8F91670"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Public Law 85–569
(7 U.S.C. 1012a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A97BECA296047D689577F0991D2E8F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Public Law 97–465
(16 U.S.C. 521d et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B83D549B48648ED9862DA38B4D736F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All geospatial functions vested by law in
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are hereby transferred to
the Administrator, including all functions of the National Geodetic Survey and
other geospatial functions vested by authorities, including the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1CBB933A954D4479935C6256C209B54C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4685 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (33 U.S.C. 884).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E4C371865F64ACDB83D9553025D27E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Act entitled
<quote>An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, and for other purposes</quote>, approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38A9E3458B2C4929A4B5CE38813E9461"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Reorganization
Plan No. 4 of 1970 (84 Stat. 2090).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H727A832AF2E84FDD9C83A00F23E3698A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 6082 of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (33 U.S.C.
883j).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E25AB5053B243A3BE8599BBC4DAFA20"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a et seq.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96D951FC1EAE49AEA992A5AD940DAD73"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Section 206 of the
Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (33 U.S.C.
883l).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCDAB115C94EA47ADA147141B7F55BFCF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This section shall be effective on the date that is 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DA17327ED3B4717AC9BA97E44DC0204" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header>Acquisition of
geospatial data from public sources</header>
<subsection id="H089D707C64894297BF815985A85126AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of
the Administrator, the head of each Federal agency shall make available to the
Administrator for inclusion in the National Geospatial Database geospatial data
collected by the agency subject to privacy protections, including—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC93CE6DA6FB845A6BC55E3D47E65E4A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all geospatial
data collected under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92B2FEB80AD2453CB1034327A3722CC1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all geospatial
data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2801
et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA902EC7648D648868A8D170363679D68"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding sections 9 and 214 of title
13, United States Code, and to the extent consistent with individual privacy
protections, all data on building addresses and geographical coordinates
collected by the Director of the Bureau of the Census.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA16806D7A2D141848F14D06D17E63EE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Non-Federal
entities</header>
<paragraph id="HC437428E44E14FA18C3F7920A8FD04A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cost-sharing
agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may enter into cost-sharing agreements with, and provide other financial
incentives to, State and local governments and private entities and individuals
to collect and share with the Administrator geospatial data for inclusion in
the National Geospatial Database.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E9F3371B3384D30851109AC6E9240CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations on
amount</header><text>The Federal share of any cost-sharing agreement under
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to the State of
collecting and sharing the data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EE3BF85F2AB4679AAC3BD0D37A006E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header>Acquisition of
geospatial data from commercial sources</header>
<subsection id="H4964FF60E49648E39A899CA6B582D183"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commercial
sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enter into contracts to obtain
geospatial data from commercial sources.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H04C4AD35CB104E858EEF134823FE4B5E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Licensed
data</header>
<paragraph id="H7AF3788870D642908727B4C4FAC07C03"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this Act, the Administrator may acquire
licensed geospatial data from commercial sources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C013678FA42429A9B8A99FBC1B7DC5F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
determining whether to acquire licensed geospatial data from commercial
sources, the Administrator shall take into account—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7BB05A778934956906B708045515DF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>existing
law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0DE4D0B385FD426297924FF5DFF839FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the quality of the
data relative to the intended use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8D6B91B9C624E32B35A047A9C70A19C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the preferences of
the intended (as opposed to incidental) beneficiaries of the data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA67033CB5EC445EBBBB018D0C9EB3559"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any restrictions
on redistribution of the licensed data, and their effect on—</text>
<clause id="HF120BA0CACE74B2389B4780C8670DCF2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
ability of each agency using the data to carry out a mandate of the agency;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2C1E48F934846E3A50EB00226157F0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
benefit of the geospatial data to its intended users.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>National
Geospatial Policy Commission</header>
<section id="HF4005BA1A66941B3836777D0F7226F53"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment;
primary duties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is hereby
established a commission, to be known as the <term>National Geospatial Policy
Commission</term> (referred to hereinafter as the <term>Commission</term>). The
Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6FD2E76704C14936814CA37C5CDB062D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and
periodically amend a comprehensive plan, to be known as the <term>National
Geospatial Data Plan</term>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0CB78842BFC64AAD9B8E3E90AABF9B3C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate Federal
agencies, State and local governments, and private entities to eliminate
redundancy in the performance of geospatial activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H000B4E87169742C2ABE4739A6B364AB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>convert geospatial
activities to performance by private geospatial firms when possible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB81A5801A5C7498BBE30BDE901C0A00A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>reduce the costs
to the Federal Government of geospatial activities not eliminated or converted
to performance by private geospatial firms.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4B3B471FB94947C29D26C1B88FE48E19"><enum>202.</enum><header>Requirements
for National Geospatial Data Plan</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB089DF24C3314237B0F277D42A9F67E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
of all geospatial activities performed by or for the Federal
Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
shall identify in the National Geospatial Data Plan each geospatial activity
performed by or for the Federal Government, and—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H884614AE2A534E06863C1B8B57D44808"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the nature and
purpose of the activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H527CF0EE348E406D96AB68E475CA386C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the authority
under which the activity is performed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F9CEFFA991B453E909ECFC69B02FB80"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amount
expended by the Federal Government in fiscal year 2009 for the activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEFAAE773F7E841C288CDB1CE60ACB571"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification
of redundant, inefficient, and unnecessary geospatial
activities</header><text>The Commission shall identify in the National
Geospatial Data Plan each geospatial activity under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H68716360EDD3474695913A949B039DE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the performance of
which is unnecessary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DEEC1228F1F4B199C5853EE62FFDA00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>that may be
converted to performance by a private geospatial firm.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9998F06AE20846768E32C268442796B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification
of best means of acquiring geospatial data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall develop and include in
the National Geospatial Data Plan recommendations (including, as applicable,
recommendations for changes in existing law) for—</text>
<paragraph id="H85088806E04041779AA0B1F462A377BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>elimination of
geospatial activities identified under subsection (b)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BE2F3119D1A41259AFD7CFD552E1E36"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conversion of
geospatial activities identified under subsection (b)(2) to performance by a
private geospatial firm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B5E9F3203C445F59B540226A26EE458"><enum>(3)</enum><text>conversion of
performance of geospatial activities identified under subsection (b)(3)(A) to
performance by a State or local government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6004ED7A92764889BB5EE2C3F8CD196C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consolidation of geospatial activities
identified under subsection (b)(3)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39A55ED10E714069A4913C2322F81623"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Estimate of cost
savings from adopting recommendations</header><text>The Commission shall
include in the National Geospatial Data Plan an estimate of the savings to the
United States that would result from adopting the recommendations in subsection
(c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H889A0FB6081C4D85AA425E04182FAE5F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline for
development of National Geospatial Data Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after funds are made
available for this purpose, the Commission shall complete the National
Geospatial Data Plan in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5835E023699644CA9BA1364F14EAA04F"><enum>203.</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H770C1363F0904502A37B873D3A2470E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Number and
appointment</header><text>The Commission shall be composed of the following
members:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H578876914AFD4B2E861BF5D9601ADCCB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administrator
of the National Geospatial Technology Administration or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DFBFFB3E85A41129F2DB8D291A78707"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C8D698D517E4E6A80BE0D1BF7BE112A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB28BE72A8A9E4E1F85844CF2347D6B33"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Economic
Council or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A8F6FB0034F458D91FE3E86D76E5E1F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Geospatial
Intelligence Agency or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA60F37341648439F97BD17A0CE1BE189"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The Chairman of
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate or
designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0B9F5A47ED147A2B7F02393CE1D89D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Chairman of
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives or designee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3DEC089264864B18A2FAFB148172AB7C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Eleven citizens
with experience in geospatial activities appointed by the President,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB029CE64477E42D8B779C2BA678B507A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>two employed in
State government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEABD581BB984F0AB273389667A447B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>two employed in
regional or local government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H289306AFB8C14FFFA7F50212011D4425"><enum>(C)</enum><text>one employed in
tribal government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B6EA49DE3BE4A6CA3D8061C96ABF546"><enum>(D)</enum><text>one employed by a
nonprofit organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAC53B1B5D5048AF9CDE07DBD418F690"><enum>(E)</enum><text>one employed by a
university; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H662C28EA945446BF9D33FD596F6841CD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>four employed by a
private geospatial firm.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBDC651195400459991C591AB4893CCEC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="HB440504B07624BF8AE3EA97CF4CD6A61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
officials</header><text>Each member appointed under subparagraphs (1) through
(7) of subsection (a) shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83E1BF5605714261929DBA4387FA6718"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members
appointed by the President</header><text>Each member appointed under subsection
(a)(8) shall be appointed for a term of six years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD30C59E28EF045CF988AF10C41A2EF61"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3BECF8C0098D4ADD8081A32A3CD8EE70"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Pay and
expenses</header><text>Each member appointed under subsection (a)(8) shall be
entitled to $100 a day when performing duties vested in the Commission and
reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing those
duties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCFE0728D7980462182FB74718E364216"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chair and
officers</header><text>The President shall designate the Chair of the
Commission from among the non-Federal members. The Commission may elect from
among its members other officers as it considers desirable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3E006E45C7047C7B0D73D098D2890A5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>The
Commission may employ a Director, an executive officer, and other technical and
administrative personnel as it considers necessary. Without regard to section
3709 of the Revised Statues (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 3109, chapters 33 and 51,
and subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, the Commission may employ, by
contract or otherwise, the temporary or intermittent (not more than one year)
services of city planners, architects, engineers, appraisers, and other experts
or organizations of experts, as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
The Commission shall fix the rate of compensation so as not to exceed the rate
usual for similar services.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Contractor
Performance of Federal Geospatial Activities</header>
<section id="H4BBC576768BC4D26BE9D18372585C15C"><enum>301.</enum><header>Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the policy of the United States,
consistent with the U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB59DC21DF3C4159BE26E13A7DEFEB48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rely to the
maximum practical extent on the private sector in the United States for the
acquisition of geospatial data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCFF4956F37A4A65965A58F207CF0C68"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop a
long-term, sustainable relationship with the private geospatial
community.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H35FDADCF7CC348429CE317046BB026C6"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>agency
head</term> means the Secretary, the Administrator, or head of a department,
agency, or bureau of the Federal Government.</text>
</section><section id="H6C7FBB007F0D4988ABDDA0F888E4BB99"><enum>303.</enum><header>Conversion to
contractor performance</header>
<subsection id="H02971210CBA54BA4B06E44550623FAA4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Conversion of
activities identified by Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency head shall convert, to the
maximum extent possible, to performance by private geospatial firms, all
activities identified by the National Geospatial Policy Commission for
conversion under section 202(b)(2) that are performed by or for the
agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22940C4375684973AF69ABAE601129B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Solicitation of
offers for contractor performance of eligible activities</header>
<paragraph id="HD14A570E98654DA4869E2E296A564D0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Each
agency head shall issue a notice soliciting offers for the performance of each
activity described in subsection (a). The notice shall include a description of
qualifications and experience determined by the agency head to be necessary for
performance of the activity, and such other criteria as the agency head
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D5340E257634D96B572CC7EB2DD4305"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of
offers</header><text>To be considered for performance of an activity, a private
geospatial firm shall submit to the agency head an offer that addresses the
criteria described in paragraph (1), including a statement of qualifications
and performance data.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91E7466329FD4F07BA6CA8DAE5E1B0EC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header>
<subparagraph id="H906157371C0940F29982F1F89B7A23E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>First
stage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the private
geospatial firms that submit offers under paragraph (2), the agency head shall
select the three (or more) private geospatial firms determined by the agency
head to be most qualified for performance of the activity, based on the private
geospatial firms’ offers and such other information related to the
qualifications and experience of the private geospatial firms as the agency
head determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DED320DA4FC4DB6865D5B4E63067ABF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Second
stage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agency head shall
discuss with each private geospatial firm selected under subparagraph (A)
different technologies and professional approaches to furnishing the required
services. Based on the discussion, the agency head shall rank each such private
geospatial firm in order of most to least qualified.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H588D1E39BBCE41F0B48CFC6DD82E8845"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Third
stage</header><text>The agency head shall negotiate with each private
geospatial firm determined to be the most qualified to perform the activity
required by the agency, for a contract for performance of the activity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7537206FF704B96BE363C4A2A5A0B44"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Final
selection</header><text>The agency head shall enter into a contract with each
private geospatial firm that, in negotiations under subparagraph (C), agrees to
a price determined by the agency head to be fair and reasonable, based on the
value of the services to be rendered and the scope, complexity, and specialized
nature of the activity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE48F92CD118403D8949754A953C228F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Selection of
additional firms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the
agency head cannot enter into a contract with a private geospatial firm under
subparagraph (D), the agency head shall determine the next most qualified
private geospatial firms for performance of the activity in accordance with
subparagraph (A) and enter into discussions and negotiations with such private
geospatial firms under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H256FD16D338042BC8E4CD478425A0E55"><enum>304.</enum><header>Requirement for
performance in United States</header>
<subsection id="H8EE96E7BD53E4BA4AB10104B180F9C7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
contracts</header><text>All Federal contracts for performance of a geospatial
activity shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HDEE3BF6182F24CF5B684E3883924739A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
condition that the geospatial activity be performed in the United States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1D254557218E4A2CA86306B74CC17EB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
written certification that the funds will not be used for geospatial activities
performed outside the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H60CEE3019A4D4B1AAF7A0FEF70C80D3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
requirements of this section shall not apply with respect to a geospatial
activity—</text>
<paragraph id="HB0AB0B2412C34EA1AA56D0EDC10EDE99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that was converted
to performance by a private geospatial firm under section 303 and was
previously performed outside the United States by the Federal
Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024CE76228BC4CCFA3920EB240D4AE0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">required by law (including a treaty or
trade agreement) to be performed outside the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H70A764072027489D932325AB7EACE743"><enum>(3)</enum><text>required by
geographical necessity to be performed outside the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE80FE536B6164312B4F4D261E295EE6D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determined by the Administrator after a
competitive procurement process under section 303(b) to be unavailable in the
United States; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7B4EB869A3D4457BE00896D93DB67CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which the President has issued a
determination in writing that performance outside of the United States is
necessary for national security.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Encouraging
Private Enterprise</header>
<section id="H4C5541DF2D2F4B6A885142B0F5236279"><enum>401.</enum><header>Findings;
purposes</header>
<subsection id="H68EEAB29B09A42DC844C55E3A5C3BECD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that the competitive
enterprise system, characterized by individual freedom and initiative, is the
primary source of the economic strength of the United States, and the Federal
Government should not perform geospatial functions better suited for
performance by the private sector.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H355CA4590F0D401B992B80F32102723E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to promote the
establishment and growth of private geospatial firms in the United States
by—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD100193F6ECA4182B5F8FB7AE85CED0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>encouraging the
use by the Federal Government of geospatial data, products, technology, and
services to accomplish national priorities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8E525940C1444A5F9EB180883C76F334"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging the acquisition of geospatial
data, products, technology, and services from private geospatial firms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01C93DE6F9664981BD8F1372B82C68DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>encouraging the
development, and ensuring the continued employment, of a workforce that will
meet future employment demands in the geospatial field; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB94D687C88D24AAFAA3AA297CA94CA60"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fostering an environment in which all
private geospatial firms may compete effectively and grow to their full
potential.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H505CAF1008824997BDC54FF631E96F74"><enum>402.</enum><header>Strategy for
encouraging Federal use of private geospatial firms</header>
<subsection id="H858B87A194504744813D671BD84F91BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
cooperate with private geospatial firms, and any associations composed
exclusively of such firms, to develop a comprehensive strategy to encourage and
enhance the use of private geospatial firms by Federal agencies and other
entities that receive Federal funds, including State and local governmental
agencies, universities, nonprofit organizations, and foreign
governments.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95D39BF481A44386B0CE49C8710705B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
gathering</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the
strategy described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05A7D709784248A4A8CCF95090BE31EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine the
current role of private geospatial firms, including small businesses, in the
economy of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA65C054D4B16479C9CE4C4FAB98E99FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>States expending
Federal funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD30A7276343E491FB7EC27A21F238448"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the
contribution such firms may make in the future to the growth of the economy of
the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H518FD597C6114D54B381E82F30058B26"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the efforts of each Federal agency
to use private geospatial firms, including the procurement strategies,
policies, and methodologies of each Federal agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E83792250DA4162B64A3D9A9F5D953C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assemble
statistical information on the use of private geospatial firms by Federal
agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3072A59769DA45F9B5D85E311EB8E7DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enhancement of
Federal agency use of private geospatial firms</header>
<paragraph id="HF72A5A3258AF4DDA97ED56EEDB4A2BE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administrator
shall develop and communicate to each Federal agency recommendations to
encourage and enhance the use by the Federal agency of private geospatial
firms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07BB1152C2E744DB8C7B72D5E7495BCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Administrator
shall establish training programs and facilitate knowledge sharing among
Federal agencies on the use of geospatial data, products, technology, and
services and the process for procurement of such activities from the private
sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71D48B5DDF924947A58A5F952777063F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Administrator
shall cooperate with public and private agencies, businesses, and other
organizations to disseminate information about the use and application of
geospatial data, products, technology, and services, the capabilities of
private geospatial firms, and the ways in which private geospatial firms may
benefit Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2727474715754420B3BDA57160AA1092"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advocacy and
assistance for private geospatial firms affected by Federal policies and
activities</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D9E240BC6E3426FA41E0F6576C8E83D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administrator
shall receive, and, as appropriate, address or otherwise act upon complaints,
criticisms, and suggestions from private geospatial firms regarding the
policies and activities of Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4A94072D6D94FF4A26A627A56F36CCB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the policies
and activities of a Federal agency affect or may affect private geospatial
firms, the Administrator shall represent the views and interests of the private
geospatial firms to the Federal agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD84C5634DB00493199E704E729C705DC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Administrator
shall make counseling available to private geospatial firms on how to resolve
questions and problems concerning the relationship of such firms to the Federal
Government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E6BCA691A0B446F9CFF2E9D451DABDC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Development of
standard clauses, contracts, and form licenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall, in consultation
with trade associations and public interest groups, develop and promote
standard clauses, contracts, and form licenses for use by the Federal
Government in the acquisition of geospatial data.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC8EF7B751B540A5B4BE3780ABB7C2B3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Standards for
assessment of progress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To
evaluate and increase the effectiveness of the strategy, the Administrator
shall develop standards (including metrics, benchmarks, and measures of
performance) by which to assess—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H230D133809634BC496121D7302D8AB28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the state of
geospatial activities in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD26791CD702445B29CD5DFEF7BEBFDA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>progress in the
development of private geospatial enterprise in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Geospatial
Research and Development</header>
<section id="H4F1B246D8A55499B9503F4B098C1B0BF"><enum>501.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this title are to encourage
innovation and entrepreneurship in the geospatial field by—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4779DA31F16E4A999C1BA5ADE50D6F25"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting the advancement of geospatial
products and technologies, and value-added services related to such products
and technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94DEA4E7FD8D46F6946BE95967EF23C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing an
avenue through which new and untested geospatial products and services may be
brought to the marketplace.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF997472A1EFF4E58A87DDD7D85565CC9"><enum>502.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="HA73D3DF21BF5420ABCDFEA73017B9031"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HC9AE4ACF419E47C982956B4947F88563"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>Geospatial Research Plan</term> means the plan developed under section
503(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20E0964EA5904D249FAC5FD689373F56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>research and development</term>—</text>
<subparagraph id="H758D5D0307C54FBF8339411EF9957510"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means—</text>
<clause id="H6A8AB01D3F8F4493BBA03CE5D488343B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
systematic study directed specifically toward applying new knowledge to meet a
recognized need;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE09C86E6A5374DC0AED275E4CA7973C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a systematic application of knowledge
toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods,
including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes
to meet specific requirements; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC250370294148A8A7201C695EB93187"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of data, products, technology,
or services not currently available in the marketplace and that cannot
otherwise be procured commercially through ordinary business channels;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68AB7E1FDCFD4D0799016420760CF9D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may
include—</text>
<clause id="H8C9573ED851F4011B283A8C47C7CE89A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research in the
physical and natural sciences;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2291F95D845D484B8AD4EA33B5FDBCCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>applied
research;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1BC183780C04ACE8E0853300120CE18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>technology
development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3C3A021179C442738576E489CB691A8E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>social science
research.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9F13C605D73A49CC8E0227075D5DBB31"><enum>503.</enum><header>Geospatial
Research Plan</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA621BF25B81549AAAF53F30C341CD132"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall develop a plan, to be known as the <term>Geospatial
Research Plan</term>, to provide a coordinated and integrated approach to the
investment of the United States in geospatial research and development
activities in the 5-year period beginning on the date of the issuance of the
Plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD6D4B562B77487AB9F305CF72DF4823"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
the Geospatial Research Plan, the Administrator shall collaborate with a wide
range of interested persons to identify and recommend investments in geospatial
research and development activities that will—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0F04D29875C4533A0DAE193F1BA5A21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilitate the
establishment the National Spatial Data Infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91A5B76666FB4C4FA2F56FD4CD23C933"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate the
maintenance of a current and accurate National Spatial Data
Infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B747EE93775429D9A6838159E62F18D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance the
ability to store and archive geospatial data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA16A1D76A93B4FF4A42DB2D821B9BAE2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>increase public
access to and dissemination of stored and archived geospatial data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BB38C3BA5F940CF8281D52B8334C1A4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improve sensor and
other data collection technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F5CCF53A1DD400D8BE6F1724AB46A6A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>improve the
ability to acquire, visualize, analyze, and apply geospatial data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H370EFCA680F348C7AA20FC04AB08C257"><enum>(7)</enum><text>improve the
durability and extend the life of geospatial infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAC147390C6E459CBDEDCFC6C5F3FE12"><enum>(8)</enum><text>address geospatial
requirements necessary to meet national needs, Government programs, and
emerging public policy issues, including but not limited to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD209B8F564CD4E08A7886984CD6BC9A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protecting and
enhancing the environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7AFC04346BE4C7E8A17F21E0D13476B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>building and
maintaining the physical infrastructure of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CA4A4E37BEC4971831F0A91B1CB9D77"><enum>(C)</enum><text>managing land and
real property assets and resources related thereto;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB556FEE887574AB2A408BFED6CD1ADE2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing for the
national defense and homeland security;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BD576175CCD4550B89D0AA926EE4E39"><enum>(E)</enum><text>managing housing
and financial services systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4B93FD0D06045B29AD0A4A432D22594"><enum>(F)</enum><text>producing and
utilizing energy in a safe and efficient manner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44D3B2D1095B47318040A620C5D42505"><enum>(G)</enum><text>preparing for,
responding to, and recovering from natural and anthropogenic
emergencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B105AF26C1E4A74B0446CE7F7ADD1C7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>conducting the
Census;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC31B282D69244F3915C3FD1798C549B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>administering the
system of justice; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H018914DAE5654C629422B786F90F589B"><enum>(J)</enum><text>providing for new
forms of communication; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53B25EB29DEC45499C13DD72C7703579"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet any other research and development
needs of the Federal Government and geospatial data producers and users.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H670B97D884D840549E788C4C4F97B959"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Estimated
funding levels and benefit</header><text>In the Geospatial Research Plan, the
Administrator shall describe, for each activity identified under subsection
(b)—</text>
<paragraph id="HABB15BD0D6104B4F863506C2C49E003D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the anticipated
annual funding levels for the activity for the period described in subsection
(a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24255DF17AC045BB8C18BA30DA9263C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the benefit the
Administrator expects to gain from the activity by the end of the period
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD418010D09154AEE8E95EF2B0A917EAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
Administrator shall ensure that the Geospatial Research Plan—</text>
<paragraph id="H20114000DD744E7D8314D03B841DF1A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes and
integrates the research and development activities of the National Geospatial
Technology Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A4D2A17611842619AEBBFC490CD4206"><enum>(2)</enum><text>defines the
respective roles and responsibilities of Federal, State, local, regional,
tribal, private sector, academic, and nonprofit institutions in geospatial
research and development activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H219EA81114E44224A678F80C1613873A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>takes into account
the activities of other Federal, State, private sector, and nonprofit
institutions, and avoids unnecessary duplication with such activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEB2C334F190A4BE9A150AC8FE1F358B8"><enum>504.</enum><header>Policy
directives for research and development</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD58C269D2C8496DAE58421D0235F0C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
policy directives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall develop policy directives for implementation by the Federal Government of
geospatial research and development activities through innovative partnerships,
cooperative research and development agreements, and other means.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA256E271A710442C94029C9A2622B62F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
policy directives</header><text>The policy directives developed under
subsection (a) shall provide for—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E44822E148E45C6AED2D160321EE065"><enum>(1)</enum><text>simplified,
standardized, and timely solicitations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CE02692CF854BF6A018E69DAB618F3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
simplified, standardized funding process that provides for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82E0B23558D2456287B674BFF3859178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the timely receipt
and review of proposals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8AC8A660B8744B079CD816169A520926"><enum>(B)</enum><text>outside peer
review of proposals, if appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD5B67ACE686F49C984C4D7CCD47A08D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>protection of
proprietary information provided in proposals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50DD0D7E38CF45E29A99F93146FD5CCB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>selection of
awardees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE71768CDCC684E18A8991D4D21471961"><enum>(E)</enum><text>retention of data
rights generated in the performance of the contract by a business
concern;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H969636EBB54D4E309C36C0F19AAD69BF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>transfer of the
right to intellectual property provided by the National Geospatial Technology
Administration to the private sector partner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2C93D3556324200A998F16CC44C4EF0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>cost sharing;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28473F44DB5447CE898A5757C33300FD"><enum>(H)</enum><text>cost principles
and payment schedules;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H991B41B5042B4BAC89875F6DC35E96E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensuring that
research and development activities of government, universities, and nonprofit
institutions do not duplicate or compete with those of the private sector;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80B34CC3229E4762B6DDC1810C92232C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prompt commercialization of the results
of geospatial research and development activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37104A99927A46359A8B697B260E2CA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recommendations
for legislation</header><text>The Administrator shall propose to Congress any
recommendations for legislation to authorize innovative partnerships not
authorized under existing law.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD61664407C142FDACF627004BAC0BCE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>505.</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator shall
submit to appropriate committees of Congress an annual report, in conjunction
with the President’s annual budget request as set forth in section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, describing the amount spent in the last completed
fiscal year on geospatial research and development and the amount proposed in
the current budget for geospatial research and development.</text>
</section>